Profile
Mechanical engineer with an MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University of London and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from UMT Lahore, graduating in the top 10% of my cohort. I design, build and test: from a multispeed gearbox validated in ANSYS to a servo-actuated pipette dispenser integrated into a Prusa FDM printer without losing normal printing.
Three years in agricultural machinery manufacturing, plus maintenance, workshop and university technical roles, and 350+ freelance product design projects with a 4.99/5 client rating.
Experience
Oct 2026 to present
Technician
Brunel University of London, London
- Support students and staff with model making, advising on materials, processes and assembly methods.
- Deliver equipment inductions and supervise safe use of lathes, mills, laser cutters and CNC.
- Maintain room and project risk assessments, applying COSHH across all workshop activities.
- Carry out equipment maintenance and fault finding, and manage stock and consumables.
Sep 2022 to Sep 2025
Industrial Manufacturing Engineer
Al-Qasim Agro, Nowshera Virkan
- Led the launch of the multispeed tilling machine, delivered to market on time in 2024.
- Introduced assembly lines for tilling machines, seeders and land levellers, raising efficiency by 500%.
- Improved inventory management, cutting downtime by 50% and lifting efficiency by 20%.
- Managed the supply chain and kept production running without interruption.
Jun 2022 to Aug 2022
Maintenance Engineer Intern
CCL Pharmaceuticals, Lahore
- Developed condition-based and time-based maintenance checklists for industrial equipment.
- Built and deployed preventive maintenance schedules, cutting unexpected breakdowns by 35%.
- Tracked inventory and CAPEX/OPEX budgets, cutting order fulfilment delays by 25%.
Jul 2021 to Sep 2021
Manufacturing Engineer Intern
Usman Engineering, Gujranwala
- Led an interdisciplinary team to design, build and assemble a line follower and a tumble walker robot.
- Produced AutoCAD engineering drawings for fluid flow control valves.
- Machined parts on lathe, milling and slotting machines, including turning, knurling, facing and threading.
350+ projects, 4.99/5 rating
Mechanical Product Design Engineer
Freelance, remote
- Design parts for 3D printing, matching each to a suitable process and material.
- Advise clients on materials and manufacturing feasibility.
- Engineer R&D solutions with FEA and CFD, cutting client development time and cost.
- Produce renders and animations that communicate design intent in pitches and adverts.
Education
Completed Sept 2026
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
Brunel University of London
- Modules: CAD/CAE, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Additive Manufacturing, Robotics and Automation.
- Dissertation: servo-actuated pipette dispenser for a Prusa FDM printer, keeping normal printing intact.
- Optimised a 3D-printed drone arm by topology optimisation, reaching 750 N at 1.2 mm wall thickness.
July 2024 · Top 10% of cohort
BSc Mechanical Engineering
University of Management and Technology, Lahore
- Modules: Machine Design and CFD, FEA, Fabrication and Machining, Project Management, C++, Python and MATLAB.
- Engineered a lever-operated multispeed gearbox for a rotary tilling machine, validated in ANSYS Static Structural and Explicit Dynamics.
Sept 2019
CNC Repair and Maintenance Diploma
PBTE, Gujranwala
- Diagnosed faults on CNC machines, replaced worn components, calibrated machines and ran preventive maintenance.
Skills and software
CAD and drafting
SolidWorks · Fusion 360 · Creo Parametric · Inventor · AutoCAD
Analysis and simulation
ANSYS · ABAQUS · MATLAB · FEA · CFD · Topology optimisation
Manufacturing
FDM printing · CNC · Lathe and milling · Laser cutting · Design for manufacture
Operations and safety
Lean manufacturing · Kaizen · 5S · Kanban · Line balancing · Preventive maintenance · COSHH · Risk assessment
Visualisation and tools
Product rendering · Animation · MS Office · Python · C++
Training
COSHH Training · First Aid Training · Odoo Manufacturing Training · McKinsey Forward
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Experience
Technician, Brunel University of London, London | Oct 2026 to present
Industrial Manufacturing Engineer, Al-Qasim Agro, Nowshera Virkan | Sep 2022 to Sep 2025
Maintenance Engineer Intern, CCL Pharmaceuticals, Lahore | Jun 2022 to Aug 2022
Manufacturing Engineer Intern, Usman Engineering, Gujranwala | Jul 2021 to Sep 2021
Mechanical Product Design Engineer, Freelance, remote | 350+ projects, 4.99/5 rating
Education
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering, Brunel University of London | Completed Sept 2026
BSc Mechanical Engineering, University of Management and Technology, Lahore | July 2024 · Top 10% of cohort
CNC Repair and Maintenance Diploma, PBTE, Gujranwala | Sept 2019
Skills
CAD and drafting: SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Creo Parametric, Inventor, AutoCAD
Analysis and simulation: ANSYS, ABAQUS, MATLAB, FEA, CFD, Topology optimisation
Manufacturing: FDM printing, CNC, Lathe and milling, Laser cutting, Design for manufacture
Operations and safety: Lean manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Line balancing, Preventive maintenance, COSHH, Risk assessment
Visualisation and tools: Product rendering, Animation, MS Office, Python, C++
Training
COSHH · First Aid · Odoo Manufacturing · McKinsey Forward